Brazil vs South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)

Brazil
0.0942
in 2022
South Africa
0.0536
in 2021
Brazil rank
22nd
South Africa rank
24th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
0.050.10.15200520132022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0942 against 0.0536 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0406.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0724 0.0878 0.0154 South Africa
2020s 0.0852 0.0446 0.0406 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest), Brazil or South Africa?
Brazil, at 0.0942 against 0.0536 in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) between Brazil and South Africa?
0.0406, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Brazil ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)